Profile

Leigh is a partner in the Global Regulatory Enforcement group and a leading lawyer in our International Trade & National Security team.

Leigh has significant experience representing multi-national corporations in a wide range of industries, including financial services, defense and aerospace, shipping and maritime, education, manufacturing, life sciences, and energy and natural resources. She counsels clients in the legal regimes that govern international trade including the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”), the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”), Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) and European Union sanctions, money laundering, and anti-boycott issues. Her work in these areas also involves practice before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) and advising companies on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”).

Leigh provides solutions for clients in a variety of contexts, including:

Performing audits and internal investigations

Government enforcement and investigation matters

Conducting merger and acquisition due diligence reviews

Supply chain management

Designing and implementing trade compliance programs

Conducting compliance training

She routinely represents clients in enforcement matters before OFAC, the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”), the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”), and other federal agencies. During the last several years, Leigh and her international team have represented clients in hundreds of enforcement matters, including voluntary disclosures and agency-led investigations (subpoenas, directed disclosures, seizures and detentions). Leigh and the practice group are both ranked in Chambers USA for “International Trade: Export Controls and Economic Sanctions” and in Legal 500 USA for “International Trade”. Leigh is featured as a Star Lawyer by independent research company Acritas due to excellent feedback from clients and also in Brummell Magazine's Inspirational Women List for 2018.

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Awards & Recognition

Consistently featured as a “Star Lawyer” by independent research company Acritas

Featured in Brummell Magazine's Inspirational Women List for 2018

Client Seminars

Various presentations to clients in France, the United Kingdom, the UAE, China, Denmark, Sweden, South America, Germany, the Netherlands, Turkey, and throughout the United States on a variety of topics, including:

OFAC and EU Sanctions

Export Controls

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Anti-Money Laundering

CFIUS

Anti-boycott

ATF Regulations

Encryption

Best Practices for Compliance Program Design and Implementation

Restricted Party Screening in the United States and Europe

Internal Investigations

Financial Transaction Due Diligence

Global Trade Compliance

Media Appearances

25 June 2019 Live interview on US sanctions on Iran BBC World TV - GMT

24 June 2019 Interviewed on US sanctions on Iran BBC World Service

24 June 2019 Interviewed on US sanctions on Iran BBC Wake Up to Money

4 November 2018 “Can Iran survive sanctions? BBC News

3 November 2018 “President Trump’s Game of Thrones-style tweet starts countdown to Iran sanctions” The Times